Metallic railway-tie.



P. H. KINNEY.

METALLIC RAILWAY TIE. Arrmoulou FILED 1330.12, 190s.

Patented Mar. 30, 1909.

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FRANKLIN II. KINNEY, OF HEMLOOK, NEW YORK.

METALLIC RAILWAY-TIE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed December 12, 1908.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it "known that I, FRANKLIN II. KIN- NEY, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Hemlock, in the county of Livingston and State ofNew York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in MetallicRailway-Ties; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear,and exact descri tion of the invention, suoli as will ena le othersskilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the saine,reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters andfigures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of thisspecification.

Thisy invention relates to new and useful improvements in metallicrailway ties and consists essentially in the formation of the ties inpairs and fastened together by brace strips and so arranged that theties may be reversed7 if desired for any purpose, thus utilizing both ofthe faces thereof for supporting the rails of a railway.

The invention comprises various details of construction, combinationsand arrangements of parts which will be hereinafter fully described andthen specifically defined in the appended claims.

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in whichFigure 1 is a top plan view of one of my improved double ties which isconnected together by suitable brace plates and strips. Fig. 2 is an endView of the double tie. Fig. 3 is a top lan view showing a slightmodification of t e invention. Fig. 4 is an end view of the modifiedform, and Fig. 5 is a detail sectional view showing the manner ofinsulating the opposite rail supporting ends of the tie.

Reference now being had to the details of the drawings by letter, A-Adesignate two Lshaped ties forming the supporting surfaces for therails. Fastened to the upper and lower parallel faces of said ties arethe plates C, C, each of which is bent at an angle at D and broughttogether adjacent to their longitudinal centers where they are againbent, at E, providing two horizontally disposed yportions F which are incontact with each otherand adapted to be held by means of rivets G, asshown clearly in Fig. 2 of the drawings.

Fastened by rivets or other suitable means to the outer portions if theplates C which are secured to the ties are the cross-pieces B,

Patented March 30, 1909.

Serial No. 467,211.

preferably located at the ends of the tics, one of said connectingpieces B being shown in top plan view in Fig. 1 of the drawings with itsouter edge flush with the ends of the ties. `W here it is desired toinsulate the opposite rails of a railway track when used in connectionwith ties embodying iny invention, I make the ties in sections andconnected together at their middle portions and, in Fig. 1 of thedrawings, I have shown the ties made up of sections, the meeting ends ofwhich have flanges N through which bolts N pass, and intermediate the.flanges of the meeting ends are positioned the insulating strips O. Inorder to allow for drainage of any water which might run down theinclined faces of the connecting brace plates (l, an elongated opening Jis formed in the lowest portions of the plates C, preferably at themeeting ends of the plates (l and tie sections, as it will be understoodthat where the insulation means is used it will be necessary to makealso the brace plates C in section of similar length to the sections ofthe ties and which plates C are also provided with flanges at their endswhich are secured together by bolts or any other suitable fasteningmeans.

In Fig. 5 of the drawings, I have shown an enlarged sectional viewthrough one of the bolts which is utilized for fastening the sections ofthe brace plates and ties together in which a thorough insulation isafforded.

In Fig. 3 of the drawings, I have shown a slight modification in theconstruction of the tie sections, in which the brace plates S are bentat right angles to the position shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings, theportions of the plates S which are in contact with each other alongtheir longitudinal centers being disposed in vertical planes instead ofhorizontal, as at S', and held together by means of rivets T.

In the modified forms shown in Figs. 3 and 4, the ties I are made eachin one piece instead of in section, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, and alsothe plates S are made each in one piece, this modied forni being adaptedfor use where it is not necessary to insulate one rail from another.'lhe rails L are held to the ties by any suitable fastening means, suolias the clamping plates L through which bolts L2 are passed, which inturn extend through apertures formed in the ties, said clamping platesengaging the flanges of the latter and securely holding the rails inplace.

and fastened together at their points of con- By the provision of arailway tie made as f shown and described, the ties being madepreferably of the usual length and width of the ordinary wooden ties,the latter may be reversed in order to present the faces of the doubletie for support of the rails in the event of the ties becoming worn ordamaged or for any other purpose and, by reason of the intermediateplates connecting the plates, the latter are thoroughly braced and heldrigidly.

l/Vhat l claim to be new is l. A double reversible metallic tie,comprising a plurality of -shaped metallic irons, angled plates fastenedto said irons and holding the latter spaced apart parallel to eachother, means for fastening the plates together, and metallic stripsparallel to each other and fastened to said plates and irons, as setforth. A

2. A double reversible metallic tie, com prising a plurality of K-shapedmetallic irons, angled plates fastened to said irons and eX- tending thelength thereof, said plates having portions thereof intermediate theangled irons which are in contact with each other and fastened togetherat their points of contact, as set forth.

3. A double reversible metallic tie, comprising a plurality of -shapedmetallic irons, angled plates fastened to said irons and extending thelength thereof, said plates having portions thereof intermediate theangled irons which are in contact with each other tact, and metallicstrips connecting the ends of said plates and irons, as set forth.

4. A double reversible metallic tie, comprising a plurality of -shapedmetallic irons, metallic plates secured to the outer parallel faces ofsaid irons and bent at angles at the inner marginal edges of saidparallel faces and having portions which are bent horizontally, rivetspassing through said horizontally disposed portions of the platesholding the same together, .said plates having a drain opening at thelowest portions thereof, as set forth.

5. A double reversible metallic tie, comprising a plurality of E-shapedmetallic irons, metallic plates secured to the outer parallel faces ofsaid irons and bent at angles at the inner marginal edges of saidparallel faces and having portions which are bent hori Zontally, rivetspassing through said horizontally disposed portions of the platesholding the same together, said plates having a drain opening at thelowest portions thereof, and parallel metallic strips fastened to saidplates and irons, as set forth.

6. A double reversible metallic tie, comprising a plurality of sectional-shaped metallic irons, insulation material intermediate the meetingends of the sections, means for fastening the latter together, sectionalangle plates secured to said irons and insulation about the connectingmeans, said plate sections being secured together, and metallic stripsfastened to the irons and plates, as set forth.

ln testimony whereof hereunto affix my signature in the presence of twovwitnesses.

FRABKLN H. KlNNE Witnesses:

JOSEPH ST. DENNIS. ANNA SAUVE.

